12th Aug, 2017 10:00 GMT/BST
Sold for £420
Estimated at £100 - £150
All skirts lacking waistbands, the lace and chiffon example rotting at lower levels. The part skirt attached to silk waistband with various hooks and eyes for attachment. Chiffon skirt and fragments - some damage to hem, few holes overall. Girls dresses - some staining to skirts on both. Edwardian tape lace and net skirt panel - 73cm by 100cm approx (laid flat). Edwardian cream tape lace and chiffon skirt - 60cm waist, 90cm long (front). Edwardian tape lace part skirt - 65cm waist, 96cm long (approx). Edwardian cream chiffon skirt - 74cm waist, 72cm long (approx.)
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